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Sycamore Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Sycamore Junior High School is a grades 7–8 school in Cincinnati, OH, serving 921 students in the Sycamore Community City district, a high-performing suburban area where the district ranks 38th of 773 Ohio districts and the school ranked 83rd of 1,046 Ohio middle schools in 2025–2026 (92nd percentile, 5 stars).

Academically, the school is strong in most areas: 8th-grade science was 88% proficient, 7th- and 8th-grade ELA were 86.7% and 86.6%, 8th-grade math was 86.1%, and Algebra I and Geometry end-of-course exams were reported at 100% proficient. Its clear weak spot is 7th-grade math: 59.7% proficient, far below the district’s 77.2% and only 11.1 points above the state’s 48.6%. That is also lower than every high-performing nearby middle school with comparable data—Mariemont Junior High School (97.3%), Loveland Middle School (86.4%), Wyoming Middle School (83.3%), Madeira Middle School (76.8%), and Indian Hill Middle School (72.3%). The school’s 7th-grade math trend has slipped from 79.1% in 2023–2024 to 66.8% and 59.7%. Statewide, it trails Mariemont Junior High School (4th), Madeira Middle School (8th), Indian Hill Middle School (24th), Wyoming Middle School (27th), and Loveland Middle School (54th), but is far above Princeton Community Middle School (592nd), Hartwell Middle School (869th), and Shroder Middle School (950th).

Subgroup results show an internal equity gap: English Language Learner students rank 2nd of 172 statewide for their subgroup (99th percentile, 5 stars), while special education students are at the 70th percentile (3 stars) and low-socioeconomic-status students at the 65th percentile (3 stars), both declining over the past two years. Chronic absenteeism is 10.9%, above the district’s 9.3% and higher than Madeira Middle School (5.2%), Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School (6.4%), Indian Hill Middle School (8.4%), and Mariemont Junior High School (9.7%), though much lower than Princeton Community Middle School (27.2%), Hartwell Middle School (35.0%), and Shroder Middle School (38.0%). With 921 students and a 20.1 student-teacher ratio, the school is larger and more crowded than many nearby high-performing middle schools; its per-student spending figure is from 2018–2019, so it is historical context.

921

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,588

Per pupil spending ?

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5757 Cooper Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45242-7015

(513) 686-1760

District: Sycamore Community City

Students who attend Sycamore Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Sycamore High School

Feeder schools for Sycamore Junior High School:

Elementary:	Blue Ash Elementary
	Maple Dale Elementary School
	Montgomery Elementary School
	Symmes Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.8%

Asian:

16.6%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (87% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg84%

Ohio avg55%

83^rd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 773Sycamore Community City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	83 of 1046	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	87.9	78 of 1036	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	38 of 1046	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	59 of 1048	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	38 of 1017	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	30 of 1037	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	40 of 1050	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	72 of 1010	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	85.9	94 of 1038	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	84.8	122 of 1050	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.8	149 of 1035	85.6%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	56 of 1008	94.4%	★★★★★
2013	84.1	56 of 1001	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	85.5	31 of 989	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.3	27 of 925	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	87.0	25 of 895	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	85.4	51 of 858	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	23 of 835	97.2%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	17 of 837	98.0%	★★★★★
2006	86.6	21 of 732	97.1%	★★★★★
2005	89.0	18 of 692	97.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	105 of 455	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	85 of 442	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	23 of 429	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	22 of 436	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	17 of 413	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	18 of 385	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	9 of 405	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	60 of 384	84.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	8 of 78	89.7%	★★★★★
2025	80.3	11 of 69	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	6 of 67	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	14 of 67	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	5 of 69	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	1 of 66	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	71.7	25 of 73	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	79.8	47 of 565	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	45 of 576	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	82 of 658	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	124 of 643	80.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	98.5	2 of 172	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	98.6	2 of 142	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	2 of 123	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	2 of 113	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	2 of 110	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	13 of 134	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	1 of 127	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	7 of 107	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	66 of 947	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	87.6	68 of 938	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	13 of 942	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	32 of 943	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	25 of 925	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	12 of 910	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	37 of 917	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	95 of 897	89.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	65.1	163 of 521	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	2 of 270	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	13 of 262	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	10 of 239	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	7 of 249	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	9 of 247	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	7 of 228	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	2 of 222	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	7 of 192	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	348 of 996	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.0	244 of 983	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	130 of 989	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	131 of 974	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	49 of 947	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	57 of 923	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	36 of 945	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	71.5	221 of 924	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	103 of 955	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	88.0	67 of 954	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	57 of 958	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	60 of 963	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	42 of 946	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	30 of 924	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	29 of 933	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	61 of 916	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	32 of 260	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	89.2	26 of 263	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	78.3	43 of 254	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	73 of 245	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	20 of 239	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	6 of 219	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	13 of 206	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	17 of 205	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	176 of 579	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	120 of 572	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	54 of 563	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	56 of 590	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	53 of 790	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.7	40 of 777	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	17 of 795	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	28 of 805	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	13 of 809	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	10 of 781	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	16 of 796	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	53 of 781	93.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)99th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)69th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science88%+27 vs state

English Language Arts87%+26 vs state

Mathematics73%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)					Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Sycamore Junior High School	Public	7-8	5757 Cooper Rd	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 686-1760	921	46	20.1	16.8%	588 (63.8%)	62 (6.7%)	57 (6.2%)	153 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.5%)	87.2	83^rd of 1046 public middle schools	92.1%		87.9	78^th of 1036 public middle schools	92.5%	5		88.0				59.7	86.1				86.7	86.6	100.0	100.0	$14,588
Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School	Public	5-6	5200 Aldine Dr	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 686-1750	996	56	17.8	18.7%	610 (61.2%)	78 (7.8%)	68 (6.8%)	168 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.0%)								(n/a)	87.3			73.7	81.6	100.0	100.0		91.3	78.9					$13,555
Madeira Middle School	Public	6-8	6612 Miami Ave	Madeira	45243	Hamilton County	Madeira City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 561-5555	395	23	17.1	9.9%	324 (82.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	94.6	8^th of 1046 public middle schools	99.2%		94.6	9^th of 1036 public middle schools	99.1%	1		93.7			99.2	76.8	96.1			94.7	92.2	92.9		100.0	$15,364
Indian Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	6845 Drake Rd	Cincinnati	45243	Hamilton County	Indian Hill Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-4642	537	43	12.4		393 (73.2%)	17 (3.2%)	26 (4.8%)	61 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.1%)	92.1	24^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.7%		88	75^th of 1036 public middle schools	92.8%	51		89.9			91.8	72.3	87.2			84.4	93.6	88.7	98.5	99.0	$20,096
Shroder Middle School	Public	5-8	6100 Desmond St	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 363-7000	148	10	14.2		6 (4.1%)	126 (85.1%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.8%)	8.5	950^th of 1046 public middle schools	9.2%					(n/a)		25.4				6.1	11.1				20.9	28.6			$17,222
Loveland Middle School	Public	7-9	801 S Lebanon Rd	Loveland	45140	Clermont County	Loveland City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 683-3100	624	33	19.1	22.3%	542 (86.9%)	18 (2.9%)	24 (3.8%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	89.6	54^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.8%		85.3	109^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.5%	55		86.4				86.4	74.2				87.9	82.4		100.0	$13,705
Loveland Intermediate School	Public	4-6	757 S Lebanon Rd	Loveland	45140	Clermont County	Loveland City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 774-7000	643	32	20.4	21.9%	539 (83.8%)	18 (2.8%)	31 (4.8%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.0%)								(n/a)	89.9			88.8	78.6				93.6	75.4					$12,492
Princeton Community Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Viking Way	Cincinnati	45246	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 864-2000	1,332	75	17.7	66.4%	185 (13.9%)	531 (39.9%)	494 (37.1%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.0%)	82 (6.2%)	48.2	592^nd of 1046 public middle schools	43.4%		47.5	586^th of 1036 public middle schools	43.4%	6		56.2			47.8	36.5	62.8			48.1	55.5	50.4		100.0	$13,108
Wyoming Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Wyoming Ave	Wyoming	45215	Hamilton County	Wyoming City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 206-7170	626	42	14.8	11.2%	473 (75.6%)	82 (13.1%)	17 (2.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	91.8	27^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.4%		88.6	65^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.7%	38	87.7	94.4		87.6	84.3	83.3	71.7		93.5	90.3	94.6	90.5	100.0	98.5	$14,811
Hartwell Middle School	Public	4-8	8320 Vine St	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2300	441	24	18.1		44 (10.0%)	168 (38.1%)	200 (45.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	14.8	869^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.9%		18.6	821^st of 1036 public middle schools	20.8%	48	40.6	15.8	34.9	76.6	19.6	27.1	21.1	41.3	59.4	33.9	32.9	28.1			$14,839

Frequently Asked Questions about Sycamore Junior High School

How many students attend Sycamore Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 921 students attended Sycamore Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Sycamore Junior High School?

Students at Sycamore Junior High School are 64% White, 17% Asian, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Sycamore Junior High School a good school?

Yes. Sycamore Junior High School ranks in the top 7.9% of Ohio middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Sycamore Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Sycamore Junior High School usually go on to attend Sycamore High School

What district is Sycamore Junior High School in?

Sycamore Community City

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